Bakersfield,
CA - 10/20/14: The
23rd edition of the California Hot Rod Reunion is in the books
and some on-track issues aside, it lived up to its rock star
billing. The weekend featured Chamber of Commerce weather and
a race track second to none. There was no doubt that Auto Club
Famoso Raceway operators Blake and John Bowser had their facility
ready for what was one of the largest CHRR's ever.

Add to that the
hard working folks from the Wally Parks Motorsports Museum and
the crew at Famoso insured those in attendance enjoyed 3 full
days of great racing.

For the High
Speed Motorsports team it was their last chance of the season
to see if all the testing they did paid off. HSMS C.O.O. and
Manager Tom Shelar had high hopes that changes made as a result
of the testing would redeem a couple of previous disappointing
outings. At the end of the day, the effort paid off in spades
including a career best ET for Bill Dunlap and a trip to the
semi-finals.

Friday - 1st Qualifying Session

For the first of only two qualifying
sessions, Bill Dunlap in the High Speed Motorsports entry (aka
Great White) and Ron August in Mike Fuller's "Forever Young".

Dunlap had a strong leave
on what was a planned 900' pass.

Dunlap's abbreviated run netted
a 5.922 at 202.48 while August also shut off early to a 5.974
at 211.03.